Andreessen Horowitz
Mentioned in 116 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
# Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) A major venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz that manages approximately $90 billion in assets and captured 18.3% of all U.S. venture capital allocation in 2025. The firm is known for investing heavily in AI, infrastructure, SaaS, defense and national security, Web3/crypto, and early-stage startups through programs like its Speedrun accelerator, with notable partners including Anish Acharya and Martin Casado. Podcasts frequently feature a16z partners and executives discussing the firm's investment thesis, scaling strategy, and perspectives on market trends, while also hosting their own branded shows including "The a16z Show" and "AI + a16z."
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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 12, 2026
Grok Bot Finally Makes AI Agents Easy
“Partner Martin Casado called Grokbot the first product to nail the virtual coworker abstraction.”
Better Offline · Jul 29, 2026
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making w/ Nik Suresh
“Marc Andreessen mocked for using Gen Z slang like 'based' while championing AI investments.”
Personal AI · Jul 28, 2026
Personalizing AI: NVIDIA and Super Safe Collaboration
“Investor in Safe Super Intelligence's $7B+ funding round”
The Daily AI · Jul 28, 2026
Daily Insights: NVIDIA and Super Safe Collaboration
“Investor in Super Safe Intelligence's $7 billion total funding round”
The AI Podcast · Jul 28, 2026
NVIDIA's New Alliance with Super Safe Intelligence
“Investor in Super Safe Intelligence's $7 billion funding round”
AI Breakdown · Jul 28, 2026
NVIDIA Deal Boosts Super Safe Intelligence
“Investor in Super Safe Intelligence's $7 billion funding round”
Anthropic · Jul 28, 2026
NVIDIA and Super Safe: Redefining AI Collaboration
“Major investor in Safe Super Intelligence's $7B funding round”
BigDeal · Jul 28, 2026
Stop Being Nice: The C.L.E.A.R. Method for Earning Respect
“Ben Horowitz co-founder cited for advocating straight feedback with specifics and firing his best friend as CEO when necessary”
This Week in Startups · Jul 22, 2026
Why this longevity startup raised in Japan, not Silicon Valley | TWiST Tokyo | E2315
“Mentioned as an accelerator/investor (a16z) that some Launch/Founder University companies have joined.”
TBPN · Jul 20, 2026
The AI Cold War, Odyssey Rips, Tyler Cowen Joins | Danny Yeung, Connor Love, Kahlil Lalji, Tarek Mansour, Tony Zhao
“Expanded American Dynamism fund with $1.2B fresh capital; Connor Love joined as GP to lead the team.”
Founder's Story · Jul 15, 2026
He Got 30 Investor Rejections, Then Built a $2B Defense AI Company | Ep. 420 with Brandon Tseng President and Co-Founder of Shield AI
“Major venture capital firm with board member Peter Levine advising Shield AI on fundraising and investor relations”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Jul 10, 2026
E401: Einstein Was Wrong About What Actually Compounds
“Cited as example of firm building sustainable competitive advantage through founder-friendly culture and relationship compounding”
TBPN · Jun 30, 2026
America's Tech Wishlist, Comcast Splits in Two, Tristan Thompson in the Ultradome | Zach Laberge, Gavin Uberti, Eren Bali, Larsen Jensen, Ricky Rosa, Andrew Rea, Michael Anderson, Tristan Thompson, Grant Gregory & Ian Rountree
“Mentioned as early LP in Harpoon Ventures and prior employer of both Larson Jensen and Grant Gregory.”
Odd Lots · Jun 13, 2026
Anjney Midha's Plan to Radically Lower the Price of Compute
“Midha was general partner; helped evaluate and invest in AI companies”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Jun 9, 2026
E386: Adams Street ($70B): Venture Capital Has a New Problem
“Example of large venture firm that changed model to become service provider to entrepreneurs, achieving scale”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Jun 8, 2026
E385: Why Public Markets Need SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic
“Named as formidable competitor in late-stage private investing; example of top-tier venture firms Wellington competes with”
Building AI Boston · May 27, 2026
Boston Tech Week with Rose Johnson on Building AI Boston
“Rose Johnson is a marketing partner at A16Z; firm founded Tech Week in 2022 and is organizing Boston Tech Week”
Pivot · May 15, 2026
Trump’s China Summit, Inflation Shock, and Silicon Valley’s Midterm Money
“Largest 2026 midterm donor at $115M+; co-founders Mark Andreessen and Ben Horowitz donated $12M to Trump's MAGA Inc.”
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · May 14, 2026
AI-Native Healthcare: 100M Doctor Visits, 10–20 Hours Saved, Prior Auth in Minutes — Janie Lee & Chai Asawa, Abridge
“Co-hosting open house event with Abridge on AI and healthcare”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · May 14, 2026
E369: Midas List VC: Why Smart VCs Are Buying Secondaries
“Marc Andreessen's firm; referenced for 'diamonds not rough diamonds' quote and $15B platform scale”
The a16z Show · May 14, 2026
Ben Horowitz - "Your ONLY job is Right Product, Right Time"
“Ben Horowitz's venture capital firm; mentioned as investor in power transformer company addressing infrastructure shortage”
Tech Brew Ride Home · May 13, 2026
Googlebooks
“Co-led Anduril's $5B Series D funding round alongside Thrive Capital”
Bankless · May 13, 2026
Will AI Populism Decide the 2028 Election? | Jasmine Sun
“Marc Andreessen's venture firm invests in worker-replacement technologies while publicly arguing against job displacement concerns”
BigDeal · May 13, 2026
Founder: How I Brainwashed Myself to Be a Billionaire at 34 | Ankur Jain
“Referenced as prestigious VC firm; Ankur suggests waiting on such capital until product-market fit”
This Week in Startups · May 6, 2026
The end of Venture Capital? (VC Roundtable) | E2285
“Cited as mega-fund exemplifying consensus capital approach; mentioned as competitor to traditional VC firms”
The Information's TITV · May 5, 2026
Greg Brockman’s “Rough Day” in Court, Amazon’s Hybrid AI Search, SpaceX’s $60B Cursor Deal
“Raised $2B crypto fund, half the size of 2022 $4.5B fund; focusing on foundational crypto builders amid AI investor shift”
The Spillover · May 5, 2026
Prediction Markets: Forecasting Tools or Casinos?
“Major venture capital investor in prediction market platforms; participating in funding rounds for Kalshi and Polymarket”
The Tech Report · May 5, 2026
How ‘Pathological’ Silicon Valley fanatics are blocking AI regulation | Timothy Noah
“Marc Andreessen is Trump administration's go-to advisor on tech policy; firm represents mainstream tech ideology opposing all AI regulation”
The a16z Show · May 5, 2026
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
“Referenced as modern venture firm with multiple discrete funds and entrepreneurial platform approach.”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 29, 2026
E358: The Woman Behind the World's Top GP Brands | Jen Prosek
“Referenced for founder-led media thesis: media initiatives must be driven or underwritten by founders to be effective”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Apr 27, 2026
OpenAI Just Bought TBPN For $200M But Nobody Knows This
“VC firm investing in media infrastructure; hired Turpentine team to improve content performance and portfolio company visibility”
The a16z Show · Apr 27, 2026
Ben Horowitz on Venture Capital and AI
“Ben Horowitz's venture capital firm, founded in 2009 with innovations in firm structure and entrepreneur support”
The Information's TITV · Apr 24, 2026
Nvidia’s GPU Crunch Hits Microsoft, ChatGPT-5.5 Review, Meta’s AWS Chip Deal
“Early investor in Cursor since Series A; positioned to make billions in returns from potential $60B SpaceX acquisition”
The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 21, 2026
Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores?
“VC firm that funds Super PAC 'Leading the Future' opposing AI regulation”
AI + a16z · Apr 8, 2026
Rethinking Git for the Age of Coding Agents with GitHub Cofounder Scott Chacon
“Investor in GitButler; Matt Bornstein is general partner hosting the episode”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 2, 2026
E339: From Zero to $100 Million in 18 Months: Inside Legora
“VC firm where David Yulovic became general partner running American Dynamism Fund”
The a16z Show · Mar 31, 2026
How Radiant and Heron Are Rethinking Power Generation and Delivery
“Venture capital firm investing in energy infrastructure and hosting this podcast discussion”
Habits and Hustle · Mar 31, 2026
Episode 541: Jon McNeill: Why “Less” and “Simple” are the Smartest Growth Strategies
“VC firm where Ben Horowitz recruited McNeill to join Lyft as COO”
The a16z Show · Mar 30, 2026
Marc Andreessen on Evaluating Founders and AI's Consumer Surplus
“Marc's venture capital firm managing over $90 billion in assets”
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 30, 2026
20VC: Marc Andreessen on The Future of Venture Capital: Will a16z Go Public | Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong | Why Introspection is Dangerous | Why "Diamonds in the Rough" is BS in VC | Why a16z Invested $300M into Adam Neumann
“Marc Andreessen's venture capital firm managing over $90 billion in assets”
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 28, 2026
20VC: The Venture Model is Broken | You Need to be Greedy and Selfish to Win Early Stage Investing | Why Margins Do Not Matter for Early-Stage Startups | The Growth Rate that is Required in a World of AI with Gili Raanan, Founder @ Cyberstarts
“Major VC firm with $10B+ funds representing the mega-fund trend in venture”
The a16z Show · Mar 26, 2026
Security, Resilience, and the Future of Mobile Infrastructure
“Venture capital firm that invested in Cape from the beginning four years ago”
TBPN · Mar 23, 2026
The Great Peptide Debate with Martin Shkreli & Max Marchione
“Venture capital firm mentioned as funding biotech companies for drug development”
AI + a16z · Mar 19, 2026
OpenClaw: Why the Internet Isn't Built for AI Agents
“Venture capital firm where speakers work, exploring enterprise agent deployment”
The a16z Show · Mar 16, 2026
AI Startups vs. Big Chatbots — With Olivia Moore
“Olivia Moore's VC firm investing in AI applications and consumer products”
The a16z Show · Mar 15, 2026
Marc Andreessen on the Mindset of Great Founders — with David Senra
“Venture capital firm founded by Andreessen and Ben Horowitz using scaled platform model”
Version History · Mar 15, 2026
Clubhouse: Pivot to audio
“Venture capital firm that invested heavily in Clubhouse and dominated early conversations”
The a16z Show · Mar 12, 2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on the Zero-Sum AI Race
“Host organization for the American Dynamism Summit where interview was conducted”
Uncanny Valley | WIRED · Mar 12, 2026
Can Anthropic Win Its Lawsuit?; War Memes; AI Comes for VCs Jobs
“Marc Andreessen's VC firm, he argued VCs immune to AI replacement”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 11, 2026
Rewriting the Rules: The SEC & CFTC on Crypto, IPOs & the Future of American Markets
“Referenced for creating chart comparing insider vs public investor returns from 1980s to today”